Husbandry Review For Male Panther

[Beman]

Alright my new chameleon came today and he was climbing on the top of the cage so I turned the heat bulb off. (also because I was looking at chamelonacademy.com and it said that the normal chameleon behavior is to bask in the morning and the retreat to the branches in the afternoon. After learning this I have the heat lamp go on at 8 and then off around noon) The current temp is low 70s to very high 60s. That seems low to me but I know that he is young and doesn’t Ned a high heat. Are these too low of temps? Should I turn it back on or do you think this is ok?

So you want your ambient house heat to be in the low 70's for him during the day. Basking temp would be max 80. With this baby being younger I would run your basking for a longer period of time during the day say until 3 or 4pm. This is due to them eating so much everyday that they spend quite a bit of time basking to digest at this age.

 

[Mitcchar]

Do you know why he’s in the top? He’s been up there for a while

 

[Mitcchar]

Like this

 

[regal81455]

He's cold and/or your UVI isn't where it needs to be.

 

[Mitcchar]

Ok, I just turned on the heat lamp but will monitor it so it doesn’t get too hot

 

[Mitcchar]

Thanks guys for your help! He went under for a few minutes and then left as if he was warmed up!

 

[Gloriawood]

Ok, I just turned on the heat lamp but will monitor it so it doesn’t get too hot

You can also raise the heat lamp (prop it up on something so it sits higher) if he continues to screen climb.

 

[Mitcchar]

Yep will do

 

[Mitcchar]

I was looking at the 40 W bulbs and the 60 W ones look like a normal bulb but when you get to the 40 W bulbs they look kind of like a tube. Is that ok to use or do I stick with the actual bulb?

 

[Mitcchar]

Like this

 

[elizaann2]

Little ones do this and sometimes we don’t know why. You could have everthing perfect and he may still do that just to drive you nuts. I’d recommend raising your lights up so baby can’t burn himself.

 

[Mitcchar]

What can I use to prop the light up without it melting something

 

[elizaann2]

What can I use to prop the light up without it melting something

Its early in the morning so I probably shouldnt be posting yet because I can't think clearly yet but there are actual lamp things you can buy that lift it off the top of the enclosure. I know I have seen some on Amazon and petsmart but I can't think of what they are called. I also used the glass yogurt containers in a pinch once and those worked fine. I also think someone makes lift things for reptile lights on etsy... I feel like none of this was super helpful....

 

[Mitcchar]

It was very helpful, thanks!

 

[elizaann2]

It was very helpful, thanks!

Lmk if you can’t find any of those things I mentioned and I’ll do a search too to help!

 

[regal81455]

You can go to dollar general or dollar tree or dollar store and buy those cheap wire baskets - then you can set it on it or you can just prop it up on top of one of your "other" fixtures if possible, like I do. It's literally resting on my uvb fixture, at an angle, so that I can get the heat and the uvb aligned to a central location.

 

[Mitcchar]

Ya that’s what I’m doing right now, it was my DIY solution until I could figure out a solution

 

[regal81455]

To me, it sounds like you already found it then! No need to over think or over spend on this. I'd put that money towards a PID thermostat controller for it 1st if you don't already have one.

 

[Beman]

Gonna have to raise those fixtures especially if he is staying on the top screen. Some will do this a few weeks and some will do it until they weigh too much for it to be comfortable. If you tell me which UVB you have I can tell you the distances you need.

 

[Mitcchar]

I don’t have a solar meter but it’s a reptisun T5HO 5.0 in the Repti sun hood